PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between David Haller (ranked 8039 p4p, 431 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 16724 p4p, 432 weight class). George has chosen Ca fait mal as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Haller
vs
George

167 cm
27
146 lbs
22 - 6 - 3

185 cm
33
159 lbs
28 - 7 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Haller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haller checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Haller.
Haller jabs George right on the nose. George blinks but takes it well.
Haller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and George has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haller swings widly with a right hand
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Haller misses its intended target.
Haller avoids the head kick by George.
Decent striking displayed by Haller there.
Haller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
George throws a leg kick but Haller checks it.
Haller moves out of range as George strikes.
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haller checks a leg kick.
Haller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
A good leg kick by Haller.
Haller tries to clinch there but George circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haller with a jab.
Haller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to George's calf.
Haller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haller moves out of range of the body kick from George.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller throws a nice outside leg kick.
George dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haller. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Haller.
George tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George slips under a jab.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
George with a hook.
George misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George misses with a low kick.
George looks to throw the jab but Haller is out of range.
Haller tries to move into range but George moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haller misses the jab.
George only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haller misses with a few strikes there.
Haller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for George.
Haller throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Haller is able to avoid easily.
Haller tries to clinch up but George circles away and keeps his distance.
George has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haller throws a leg kick but George moved away.
George wants to counter with a clinch but Haller pushes him away.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
George tries to score with a low kick but Haller moves his leg out of the way.
Haller misses with an uppercut
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haller misses with a right hand
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Haller gets a clinch.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George lands an elbow inside that Haller shrugs off.

It looks like David Haller has been cut.
George blocks a body shot from Haller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lambert George will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Haller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Haller moves in looking to clinch but George pushes him off.
Haller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
George throws a jab when Haller was well out of range.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haller checks a leg kick.
George swings for the body but Haller moves out of range.
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Haller misses the target.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haller throws a big shot that misses.
George checks a leg kick.
Haller scores with a nice strike.
George looks to land a combination. Haller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Haller is just out of range.
George looks for the body kick but Haller saw that one coming.
Haller throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
George misses with a head kick.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haller throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George drops his hands momentarily and Haller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
George looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lambert George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George misses with a looping right.
Haller tries to counter by moving into the clinch but George manages to circle out of the way.
George feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haller's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
George fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haller.
Haller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Haller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
George tries to land a leg kick but Haller saw it coming and moves away.
George throws a leg kick
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
George misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haller misses with an uppercut.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
George checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from George lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Haller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Haller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haller cracks a nice hook into George's ribs.
Haller lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Haller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from George finds it's way through Haller's defenses.
Haller throws a leg kick which misses George's front leg but catches the back leg as George tries to avoid it.
Haller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
Haller missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George misses with an uppercut.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haller throws out the jab.
Haller cracks George with a good jab.
Haller tries to clinch there but George circles away.
Haller throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George throws a hook but Haller blocks it.
Haller throws a leg kick but George moved away.
George misses with a looping right.
Haller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Haller.
Haller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
George turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
George walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Haller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Haller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A kick lands to the mid section there for George.
A swing and a miss from Haller.
Haller blocks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Haller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from George.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haller.
George looks to land a right hand but Haller moved out of range.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
George misses with a looping right.
Haller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
George checks a low kick from Haller.
Haller throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller tries to close the distance and clinch but George swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
George fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haller throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.

Haller gets tackled into the ropes by George. George maintains the clinch.
Haller misses with the head strike.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
George blocks an uppercut.
George lands a nice elbow.
Haller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
George takes a shot to the head.
George lands an elbow inside.
Haller working aggressively here.
Haller dodges an elbow strike from George.
George scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Haller.
George misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
George misses with a punch to the body.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George throws an elbow that misses.
George blocks an uppercut.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
George lands a left hand.
Haller can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by George.
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller blocks the elbow strike.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Haller.
George throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Haller.
Haller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haller avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
George throws an elbow that misses.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Haller seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if George can turn it around.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haller avoids a wild elbow strike from George.
George with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambert George really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Haller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haller throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
Haller blocks a head kick by George.
George throws a leg kick
and Haller counters with an outside leg kick.
Haller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George throws a poor cross that misses
and Haller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Haller as he checks the leg kick.
Haller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
George swats away the attempt to clinch by Haller.
A big left from George misses.
A big right from George misses.
Haller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haller throws a front kick aimed at George's knee but George avoids it well.
A big right from Haller misses.

Haller moves into the clinch.
George blocks an uppercut.
Haller blocks the elbow strike.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Haller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haller misses with some punches.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George tries to throw a body punch but Haller avoids it by throwing George back against the ropes.
Haller misses with some punches.
George lands an elbow just above Haller 's eye.
A short body shot lands from George as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by George.
Haller swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
Haller blocks an elbow strike from George.
Haller misses with some punches.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
George makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
George gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George working aggressively here.
Haller has a couple of punches blocked by George.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haller.
Haller gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lambert George seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by George.

Haller is rocked!
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haller backwards.
Oh Haller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Haller.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
Haller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haller blocks the elbow strike.
George lands with a light punch inside.
Haller misses with the head strike.
Haller misses with a punch on the inside.
George tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haller's elbow.
Haller working aggressively here.
Haller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haller throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George pushes off an throws an elbow but Haller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
George takes an elbow to the temple.
George blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George gets through Haller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
George blocking some punches.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haller misses with a short punch on the inside.
George scores with a shot to the side of Haller's head.
George has control of Haller and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Haller crashing to the mat! Haller looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! George looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Lambert George!
Lambert George is the new featherweight champion!
Lambert George bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated David Haller had this to say: 'WTF???'.